Château de Beaurepaire

Château de Beaurepaire is a château in Beaumerie-Saint-Martin near Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais, France.[1]

It housed the British Expeditionary Force Headquarters during World War I from 1916 and was the residence of General Douglas Haig from 1916 to 1919.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Website of the commune of Beaumerie-Saint-Martin
  2. ↑ Robertshaw, Andrew. "General Sir Douglas Haig". Somme 1 July 1916: Tragedy and Triumph, p17. Osprey Publishing.
  3. ↑ "Monument au maréchal lord Douglas HAIG". MÉMOIRES DE PIERRE (in French).


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